English Consonants in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)[p] pill [t] till [k] kill

[b] bill [d] dill [g] gill

[m] mill [n] nil [ŋ] ring

[f] feel [s] seal [h] heal

[v] veal [z] zeal [l] leaf

[θ] thigh [t �ʃ] chill [r] reef

[ð] thy [ʤ] Jill [j] you

[ʃ] shy [ʍ] which [w] witch

[ʒ] measure

English Vowels in IPA

(International Phonetic Alphabet)

[i] [i:] beet [I] bit

[e] [ei] bait [ɛ] bet

[u] [u:] boot [ʊ] foot

[o] [ou] boat [ɔ] [ɔə] [ɔ:] bore

[æ] bat [a] pot

[ʌ] butt [ə] ahead

[aj] [ai] bite [aw] [au] bout

[ɔj] [ɔi] boy [a:] father

English Diphthongs

[ei] make, day[ou] – [əu] low, so[ai] like, height[ɔi] enjoy, boy[au] house, cow[iə] fear, cheer[uə] cure, tour[ɛə] – [eə] share, hair[ɔə] – [ɔ:] more, shore

Write the Phonetic Symbols of the Following Words

1. Utterance : [‘ʌtərəns] 8. Thorough :[‘θʌrə]

2. Method : [‘meθəd] 9. Severe :[si’viə(r) ]

3. Examine : [Ig’zeəmin] 10. Say – Said:[sei] [sed]

4. Determine : [di’t3:min] 11. Bush :[bʊʃ]

5. Literature : [‘litrəʃe(r)] 12. Plumber :[plʌmə(r)]

6. Clause : [klɔ:z] 13. Debt :[det]

7. Because : [bi’kɔz] 14. Doubtful :[‘daʊtfl]

15. Climbing :[‘klaimiŋ] 24. Honourable :[‘anərəbl]

16. Serious :[‘siəriəs] 25. Honest :[‘anistly]

17. Series :[‘siəri:z] 26. Tongue : [tʌŋ]

18. Theme :[θi:m] 27. Phonology : [fə’nŋləʤi]

19. Height :[hait] 28. Stomach : [’stʌmək ]

20. Convey :[kən’vei] 29. Charles : [ ]

21. Law-Low :[lɔ:] [ləʊ] 30. Symbol : [‘sImbl]

22. Procedure :[prə’si:dʒə(r)] 31. Saw : [sɔ:]

23. Awe :[ɔ:] 32. Aweful : [‘ɔ:fl]

33. Poem : [‘pəʊIm] 42. Colleague :[‘kɔli:g]

34. Written : [‘rItn] 43. Thought : [θɔ:t]

35. Author : [‘ɔ:θə(r)] 44. Taught :[ ]

36. Novel : [‘nɔvl] 45. Analysis : [ə’næləsIs]

37. Tone : [təʊn] 46. Bathe : [beIð]

38. Phase – Face: [feiz]-[feis] 47. Raise – Rise : [reIz]-[raIz]

39. Service : [‘sʒ:vIs] 48. Perfect : [‘pʒ:fIkt]

40. Massage : [‘mæsa:ʒ] 49. Morpheme : [‘mɔ:fi:m]

41. Naughty : [‘nɔ:ti] 50. Focus : [‘fəʊkəs]